Airliner

N697BJ

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
47799
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × P & W JT8D-15
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Texas Air and Space Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Amarillo, TX
Registration record

N697BJ on the FAA register

Type
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Serial
47799
Engines
2 × P & W JT8D-15
Registered owner
Texas Air and Space Museum Inc
Amarillo, TX
Certificate issued
2023-03-02
Airworthiness date
2000-10-06
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A944D9
Mode S (octal)
52242331
Seats (type)
116
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
3,800 nm
Cruise (type)
488 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N697BJ.
  • 2000-10-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N697BJ

N697BJ is a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, serial number 47799. The FAA register lists Texas Air and Space Museum Inc as the registrant in Amarillo, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two P & W JT8D-15 engines and 116 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 488 knots and a range of about 3,800 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 6, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N697BJ.

Cruise
488 kt
Range
3,800 nm
Fuel burn
46 gph

Published figures for the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N697BJ.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.